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also pointed out the qualification that the U. S. earth sate litre
program was not to interfere with the high priority 9° bactst::
missiles programs of the United states.
Secretary Quarles thougnt it quite proper tc emphesize
the paramount scientific aspect of the J. S. earth satellite froOur Government had never regerded this program es .n’ luding
gram.
as a major objective that tne United States should launch ar earth
satellite first, though, of course, we nave always been aware if
the cold war implications o* the launching cf the Cirs~ ear: satellite.
Another of our otjectives in the earth satelilte .rograr
was to establish the principle of the freedom of outer spac--*hat
is, the internationel rather tha: the national character oP outer
space.
In this respect the Soviets have now proved very he pr.
Their earth satellite has cverflwm practically every natic
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earth, and there heve thus far been nc pretests.
Turning to the militar, implications, Secretery qer.es
pointed out that the U. S. program nad used separete rocket
the rockets employed in the progvan to achieve military bal isti:
missiles.
The evidence was to the :ontrary in the Soviet VJinon,
where the earth satellite progran had always been integrate! into
the military ballistic programs of the Soviet Union.
Moreover,
there was clear evidence thet the Soviets had embarked om th» -r
earth satellite program with e prime otjective of bein, the first
nation to orbit an earth satellite.
They have now offered « -o-
operate with the United States and vermit us to place our om un-
strumentation in one of their satellites.
Our dispos:*.con -c “0
find a good reason to refuse this offer.
Since our ow, ins vrumen-
tation is
better and more eleborate than theirs, we voule scans t
lose more than we would gein tr ace -pting their offer
As to the implications of the Soviet acnievement.
tary Quarles said he would not
comment on the
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since they had been dealt with b, tae Director of Central
gence.
Beyond this, it was clear tnat the Soviets possess
tence in long-range rocketry and in auxiliary fields wmict.
more advenced than the competence with which we hat credite
although, of course, we had always given them the capabilit: c°
orbiting an earth satellite.
Finally, said Secretary queries, the
outer space implications of the launching of this sevte.lite were
of very great significance, especially in relatio: tc ome trre.epment of reconnaissance satellince. .
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At the conclusion of Secretary Quarles'
President stated that he had one cr two questions.
thet Secretary Quarles had said ‘nat the Uo
S$. satel
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